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Which Way To Nowhere (SF Custom 146) 1974?

Oklahoma guy/gal coffee-house group with nice amateur-charm 12-string folk sound. Delicate and fragile, yet with depth and melody — similar to the acoustic moments on that Last Days album in that respect. Several self-written songs like ‘Realization’, ‘The Christian Curse’ and ‘Living Testimony’, along with pleasant covers of ‘Teach Your Children’ and ‘Fire And Rain’. ‘Sweet Lord Jesus’ is done to the tune of ‘Mr. Bojangles. Piano and ﬂute join in at times, plus there’s some lovely violin and viola accompaniment, especially on the more folk-rock—edged closer ‘Live Forever’ where they truly excel. Even a couple stumbling trumpet parts (as on the title track) seem to ﬁt in ok and even add to the warmth. Same custom label as the ﬁrst Sounds Of The Spirit lp. (The Archivist, 4th edition by Ken Scott).